Germany’s Luftwaffe has just four combat-ready Eurofighter Typhoons

The Luftwaffe was a fleet of 128 Eurofighter TyphoonsINTS KALNINS /REUTERS

The Luftwaffe is understood to have only four combat-ready Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets out of a fleet of 128, the latest in a long list of equipment failings in the German armed forces.

A problem with leaking coolant and a shortage of missiles mean that Germany would not be able to meet its Nato obligations in an emergency situation, according to Spiegel Online.

The disclosure was made as Olaf Scholz, the finance minister, set out a long-term budget that will not raise defence spending over the course of the government as a proportion of GDP despite repeated calls from President Trump for Nato allies to do more.

It also followed recent reports that none of the German navy’s six submarines was combat-ready; only nine out…

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